This is the base Mustang, featuring either a 3.7-liter V6 engine or a 2.3-liter EcoBoost 4 pot — the second is turbocharged.

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And here's the convertible version.

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Step things up with the Mustang GT, which has a 5-liter V8 engine that sounds just like a Mustang should.

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Add a little sunshine with the GT convertible. Note that this one is a right-hand drive, European spec — a first for the Mustang.

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Not enough for you? Try the Shelby GT-350, which sports a 5.2-liter V8 with a flat-plane crankshaft and 526 horsepower, a combination that creates a ferocious noise ...

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... or the Shelby GT-350R, with a few more track-ready features.

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Ford also brought back a legend this year: the Hertz "Rent-a-Racer." Yes, you can rent this actual Shelby Mustang, the GT-H.

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This is the third "Rent-a-Racer" Ford and Shelby have done. The original GT-350H was released in 1966 and is highly collectible.

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But if a stock Mustang isn't enough, what can one do? Legendary tuning shop Shelby Automotive will take your base Mustang and turn it into the Shelby GT, a 670-horsepower monster covered in carbon-fiber detail ...

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... or they'll put in 750 horsepower and some handling improvements and call it the "Shelby Super Snake."

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"Superchargers for the people" should be the Shelby motto these days.

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Shelby also makes the Terlingua V8, another 750-horsepower Mustang named for a famous racing team owned by a friend of late racing legend Carroll Shelby. With upgraded brakes and suspension tweaks, this is the perfect Mustang for the racetrack.

Also from the world of outrageous Mustang tuning, racing mogul Jack Roush has a particular style. This is his 670 horsepower "Stage 3 Mustang."

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Ford will also mess with the Mustang. This is the drag-strip-ready Cobra Jet. They'll make 50 this year.

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Here it is again, deciding that it cares little for gravity.

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The car and its power plant borrow their names from the "Cobra Jet" engine found in the 1968 Shelby GT-500KR.

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Is this the coolest Mustang ever? It's definitely a contender. Rally Driver and tire-smoke enthusiast Ken Block created this monster to terrorize the mean streets of LA — video below. It shares a handful of parts with a 1964 Mustang.

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World Champion drifter Vaughn Gittin Jr. had a similar idea, but he used the new Mustang instead.

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Now there's even a Lego Mustang.

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Ford launched the Mustang at the 1964 World's Fair. It caused a commotion.

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Ford knew it had a hit on its hands, and the advertising campaign included placing a Mustang on the Empire State Building by bringing it up in pieces. Ford repeated the stunt last year.

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The first Mustangs were muscle cars, but they were also decidedly pretty.

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There was also a great list of models, all with fantastic names like Mach 1 or Boss 302. Who wouldn't want a car called "Boss"?

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Continuing their relationship with highly successful racer Carol Shelby, Ford shipped him a number of early Mustangs to be turned into high-performance variants. In 1969, the program was such an overwhelming hit that Ford took production of the "Shelby Mustang" back in-house. This is a 1967 GT-500 Fastback.

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Mustangs have also enjoyed Hollywood stardom. This is the 1968 Mustang GT 390 Fastback driven by Steve McQueen in "Bullitt."